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Olana State Historic Site was the home of Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), one of the major figures in the Hudson River School of landscape painting. The centerpiece of Olana is an eclectic villa composed of many styles, difficult to categorize, which overlooks parkland and a working farm designed by the artist. As well, the residence has a wide view of the Hudson River valley, the Catskill Mountains and the Taconic Range. Church and his wife Isabel (1836–1899) named their estate after a fortress-treasure house in ancient Greater Persia (modern-day Armenia), which also overlooked a river valley.

Map: Olana Historic Site
Map: Rogers Island Wildlife Management Area
Photo: South Green Over Very Green Grass
Photo: Leeds
Photo: Patterns
Photo: River
Photo: Birds
Photo: Overlooking the Hill
Photo: Catskills
Photo: South Hill
Photo: North Along the Hudson
Photo: Bridge to Catskill [Expires May 25 2026]

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